French Laundry

Back in December I did a shoot for Wine Spectator magazine, photographingFrench Laundry's owner and chef Thomas Keller. Unfortunately we didn't get to eat at French Laundry while we were there since it was early in the morning, but they did provide us with some of the best pastries I've ever had in my life. And, the gift bag they gave us full of freshly made desserts was gone within minutes of arriving home.

As often happens, the magazine didn't choose any of the pictures I actually liked. I don't have the entire article, but here is the opener:

This is another image they used in the article:

And, a couple more of my favorites from the shoot that didn't get used: